ci306-4 - Course Schedule

WEEK	TOPIC	Due Dates & Assigned Readings
1 Jan. 14-16	Introductions to class and each other	Purchase required texts Bring syllabus to class (electronically or in printed form)
	*What is literacy?*	Read Chapter 1, The Right to Literacy (RTL)
2 Jan. 21-23	No Class- MLK Holiday
	What is literacy?	Read Section 1, Chapter 1, Broadening the Lens of Literacy (BLL)
3 Jan. 28-30	*What is reading?*	Finish Ch. 1, BLL Meet with your partner during class time to complete assigned activities. NO large class meeting.
	What is reading?	Read Xu Bing text
4 Feb. 4-6	*What is text?*	Read Ch. 3, BLL Bring last two pages of Xu Bing text to class Explain clinical experience Explain choice projects Finish Activity- Discuss Text Sets and show an example and put them in dropbox
	*What is text?*	Non-print text set evaluations- meet in groups in your own location during class time.
5 Feb. 11-13	*What counts as (quality) text?*	Read Ch. 2, RTL Upload your text sets to Dropbox by class time Explain Strategies Portfolio
	*How do we assess a text?* Bring 2 content texts to class	Evaluate texts to determine if texts are appropriate (Insights into Text) Post in dropbox and middle level live text
6 Feb. 18-20	No class- President's Day
	*What do I need to know about my students and their literacy skills?*	Read Ch. 2, BLL
7 Feb. 25-27	*What do I need to know about my students and their literacy skills?*	Read Chapters 9 & 10, RTL
	No class meeting- midterm conferences	Schedule a Mid-term conference using SignUp Genius www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0D45A4AC2E5-midterm Do not meet as a whole class.
8 March 4-6	*What role does technology play in the classroom and in literacy?*	Read Ch. 9, BLL Due: Choice Project#1 March 8
	*What role does academic language play in the classroom?*	Read Ch. 8, BLL Read Ch. 3, RTL write out 5 discussion questions
9 March 11-13	SPRING BREAK	NO CLASS
	SPRING BREAK	NO CLASS
10 March 18-20	*How does literacy impact learning in various contexts?*	Relevant chapter from Part II of RTL
	*How do we activate and connect to learning?*	CLASS LOCATION CHANGE: Milner 6th floor SW corner
11 March 25-27	SNOW DAY!
	*How do we activate and connect to learning?*	Read Ch. 4, BLL Read Ch. 4, RTL
12 April 1-3	NO CLASS WHOLE CLASS MEETING- MEET WITH YOUR LESSON PLANNING GROUPS
	*How do we monitor and check learning?*	Read Ch. 5, BLL
13 April 8-10	*How do we consolidate and reconnect learning?*	Read Ch. 6, BLL; Read Ch. 11, RTL
	*How do we help our students become critical readers?*	Read Ch. 10, BLL Due: Choice Project #2 April 12
14 April 15-17	*How do we help our students extend and reflect on their learning?*	Read Ch. 7, BLL
	Choice Project Presentations	DUE: Strategies Database April 19
15 April 22-24	NO CLASS
	Choice Project Presentations	DUE: Clinical Experience Portfolio (and Middle Level Majors post LAPBA to Livetext) due April 24 Groups that teach April 25th- Due by April 30
16 Apr 29-May 1	Choice Project Presentations
	Choice Project Presentations	Due: Reflective Grade Essay due 5/3 by midnight
FINAL TBD